Folding box.



W. 0. WILLBTS.

FOLDING BOX. APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1910; 1 $14,960., Patented Nov.19, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. 0. WILLETS.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APE.25, 1910. 1,6 ,960 Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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specification of Letters Patent. sraliaatbm m nril- 25. mo. serial at.aamea.

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Be itknown that I, WIIJJAM'C. .Wmim's, oi Minneapolis, Hennepin county,Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingBoxes, ofzwhich i this type in which a locking plate or tongue isprovided at the end of the box having a portion that'is visible from theoutside and on which a name or suitable advertising mattermay be placed.The invention consists generally in a folding box having portion ofWhlCh is visible fromthe" outside at the box. I

Further the invention consists in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outinthe claims. V V

In the accompanying drawings forming ,part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of one end of a box, embo.dying my invention,Fig. 2 is a similar view lded, Fig. 4 is a sectional view from theinside of the box, Fig. 5 is a detail view of the locking tongue orlate, Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating amo ificationinthemanner ofmounting the locking tongue in the end of the box, Fig. 7 is a viewillustrating a modified form of tongue and name late, showing the box inits open or unfol ed position, Fig. 8 is a similar view, showing thetongue in its locking position, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of thecover in'an inverted position, showing the name plate on the end, F' 10illustrates in dotted lines the cover an bottom of the box, one showingthe name plate forming a portion of the locking t0l118 and the other asimilar form of a V the cover.

tongue ut with the name plate concealed;

In the drawing, 2 represents the top of the box having its edges foldedinwardly lengthwise to form the side walls 3 and 4 of These walls arecreased at 5 transversely and a diagonal crease 6 extends from the lowerend of the crease 5 to the upper corner of the wall. A crease 7 exalocking tongue or plate, a

the: triangular Eplate 14 exposed, as in Fi tends transversely of thecover in hm with ardl aim this crease forming theend z vfald. of time ithe creased, the part; folded box; over which the side walls 8 and i arefielded in'the. relimina st of set .thebox. A. a By ep map 1 and G inthe side walls. tSee Fig.2.). The

9 base curved. slit 15-2 therein and the 1511- en walhof the cover hasatongue 13'. formed therein... tongue. may be of any suitable sizeandtom, but I? prefer to, cut curved slits in the end wall, as 1g. 3. Intothese slits. beneath the ton I insert a plate 14, a portion oftheof'which, as indicated in Fig. 1,. will be visible from the outside ofthe box, plate has.- a-tongue or flap 15- at one. end havmg, preferably,notches. 16; in its-edges. andadapted to slip into the slit 12 in the.flap 9. (See Flg. 2.) When this has: been done, I s: 11 34 16 ldfir theends of the p- 9- and the coverwill'then assume'theform shown in; F withthe side and end walls upright an at right anlgls substantially tooneanother and to. the ,top of the cover. The outer surface of theillustrating the box partially unfolded, Fig. 3 is a view showing thebox completely on o . 1, may be provided' with a blank space or a nameor for suitable advertising matter, as preferred,

and'when the cover is put in place on the box, which is of similarconstruction, only smaller to allow the placin of the cover thereon, thename at the en will be visible and'will plainly indicate the merchant orhouse from which the box is sent. It becomes unnecessary, then, to placeobjectionable or prominent advertising matter on the top of the cover,as the removable plate forms a neat, convenient means by which theperson or firm sending out the box can advertise the business. I

In Fig. 6 the end 8 of the box has curved slits 17 formed therein intowhich the edges of the plate 14 are inserted beneath the projections 18formed by the slits 17. The flap 9 has in this case, preferably, astraight out or slit 19. The end of the plate 14 corresponding to theone shown in Fig. 3 is thrust into the slit 19 in the same manner as inthe box shown in Fig. 3, thereby locking-he side and end walls together.

. Fig. 7 the end wall 8 is cut lengthwise, forming a loop 20, betweenwhich and the end wall of the box the late 21 is inserted. This platehas promotions 22 at one end which engage the loop and form stops tolimit the movement of the plate. The opposite end of the plate has atongue 23 formed thereon that is adapted to enter a slit 24 in the flap9 and when this flap is folded up over the edge of the end wall, thetongue will be bent at the point where it unites with the: plate 21 andthe end of the tongue folded in over the middle portion of the plate andsecured thereto and to the wall of the box by a staple 25 or othersuitable means. The rectangular ortion of the plate 21 will be exposed,as in icated in Fig. 9, to form a surface upon which a name 01 othermarks may be placed.

I claim as my invention 1. A folding box comprising a sheet of flexiblematerial having its longitudinal and transverse edges creased and foldedto form side and end walls, said end walls having longitudinal slitstherein and a plate adapted to be inserted through the slits in said endwalls and on the outer side of the strip formed between said slits,whereby a portion of said plate will be exposed to receive a name orcharacter visible from the outside of the" box, and said plate havingmeans reventin its displacement in said slits.

2. A f0 ding box composed of a sheet of flexible materlal having foldedportions at the sides and ends thereof, said end wall having a flapextendin len hwise thereof 1 and provided with a I ongitudinal slit, a

plate adapted. to enterslits centrallge arranged'in said end wall, saidplate ing inserted on the outer side of the strip between said end wallslits, whereby a portion of the plate will be visible to receive a nameor advertising matter, said plate having a locking tongue at its innerend that is adapted to be folded upwardly and outwardl to enter the slitin said flap when it is f0 ded inwardly and downwardly over said endwall, thereby locking said flap and wall together.

3. A material havin its longitudinal and transverse edges fol ed to formthe side and end walls of the cover, said end wall having a flapextending transversely of the cover and.

adapted to be folded inwardly to inclose the creased and foldedendportions of the side walls, said fla' having a longitudinal slit thereinand sa1d end wall having slits and aplate adapted to enter the slits insaid end wall and be visible from the outside of the cover, said platehaving a tongue at one folding box composed flexible end adapted toenter the slit in said flap,

said tongue being folded inwardly with said flap, and means securing theinwardly folded portion of saidtongue to said end wall and to theopposite end of said plate, for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my handthis 19th da of A ril1910. a f WILL AM WILLETS. WitnesSesi RICHARD PAUL,

